From the Soul Motion Machine onwards, the Mechanized Douluo

Chapter 317 After reaching level 30, everyone celebrates, but Gangzi is nowhere to be seen! [Please subscribe! Please vote!]

"Now, do you understand?" Chen Hong asked with a smile, looking at Oscar who seemed a little dazed.

"What Brother Chen means is... Big Sister's current fighting style," Oscar said hesitantly.

Chen Hong nodded and said softly, "You should be able to see a glimpse of your future in her. In short, your potential is no less than Ye Lingling's. Your future depends entirely on how hard you work."

Chen Hong subtly hinted to Oscar that the 'energy conversion' characteristic of the Nine Heart Begonia, when it reaches its end, is 'energy immunity,' rendering all soul power attacks ineffective against Ye Lingling unless these energy attacks carry something more advanced, such as laws.

In Chen Hong's view, Oscar, this genius food-type soul master, also possesses potential comparable to Ye Lingling, and has the opportunity to reach the realm of 'energy immunity'. Moreover, this ability is bestowed by the martial soul, which is an innate ability. Ordinary soul masters, and even gods, cannot compare with talented individuals like Oscar and Nine Heart Begonia in the energy field.

The realm of "energy immunity" means Oscar is someone who doesn't lack energy; in gaming terms, he's a "mage prodigy." However, currently, all of Oscar's skill slots are filled with sausage soul skills, leaving him with little direct combat ability. But once Oscar resolves his "insufficient spell slots" problem, he will officially embark on the path of a mage.

"I understand, Brother Chen!" Oscar paused for a moment, then said firmly to Chen Hong.

Ma Hongjun, standing to the side, was somewhat confused: "Brother Chen, Xiao Ao, what are you two talking about?"

Chen Hong smiled at Ma Hongjun and said, "Your cultivation paths are different. Oscar's is a bit special, so he has to take a special path. As for you, so far, you're doing quite well on the path of a Soul Master. Anyway, the final destination is about the same; it just depends on who works harder and has better opportunities."

Oscar nodded and said, "Fatty, the original path of a Soul Master is not suitable for me. No, it cannot bring out my strengths. Therefore, at this time, I need to choose the path that is most suitable for me."

Oscar explained to Ma Hongjun for a while, and finally Ma Hongjun nodded as if he understood.

"By the way, where are you all now, the original Shrek Seven Devils? Are you all cultivating on your own?" After eating and drinking his fill, Chen Hong asked this question curiously before leaving.

Ma Hongjun replied, "Since the Shrek Seven Devils disbanded, Xiao Ao and I came to Soto City to earn money and hone our skills, integrating cultivation into our lives."

Chen Hong smiled and nodded: "Teacher Yu Xiaogang has changed quite a bit. He can even say things that contain philosophical insights into life."

Chen Hong understood that Ma Hongjun's mind was usually quite dull, except when he was in a state of enlightenment and would be "inspired to write poetry." He couldn't possibly articulate such profound truths. Moreover, given Ma Hongjun and Oscar's higher positions within Shrek Academy compared to the other seven members of the Shrek Seven Devils (these were the only two from the academy), Chen Hong immediately recognized that this was a training mission tailor-made for them by Yu Xiaogang.

Ma Hongjun chuckled and said, "You really can't hide anything from Brother Chen! I haven't even said anything yet, and Brother Chen already knows."

Chen Hong smiled silently and said nothing.

Ever since Chen Hong broke through to level 30 and became a great Soul Master, he discovered that Yu Xiaogang had run away. Yes, he had run away.

When Chen Hong first returned from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well Valley, he hunted down a ten-thousand-year-old cave demon spider along the way, successfully breaking through to the Soul Master realm. Shortly afterward, Shrek Academy began attempting to separate from the Technology Chamber of Commerce, to legitimize itself, and to declare its independence.

Subsequently, Shrek Academy began to shift its focus back from Soto City to its suburban branch, and, leveraging its reputation as the "Number One Soul Master Academy," began recruiting talented students from across the continent through its branch in Heaven Dou City, thus diluting the proportion of its internal Technology Chamber of Commerce employees undergoing further training.

Seeing this, and with Chen Hongmo not paying attention, Earl Chen Lin of the Technology Chamber of Commerce reduced his financial investment in Shrek Academy, keeping it within a reasonable investment range for an ordinary school board member. Instead, he began to increase his investment in the technology colleges under the Technology Chamber of Commerce.

After Earl Soto Chen Lin brought his investment in Shrek Academy within a reasonable range, the academy, accustomed to lavish spending, seemed somewhat unaccustomed to it. Therefore, Oscar and Ma Hongjun were assigned to earn some extra money.

Faced with Shrek Academy's formal separation, Earl Chen Lin of Soto did not launch any malicious attacks. He didn't even directly abolish the Soul Tool major within Shrek Academy. Instead, he gave Shrek Academy ample time to learn, training its personnel while gradually transferring the Soul Tool instructors from the Technology Chamber of Commerce back to the Technology Academy. Shrek Academy and the Technology Chamber of Commerce parted ways amicably.

Chen Hong was actually a little surprised by Shrek Academy's departure.

Logically speaking, and according to normal thinking, Shrek Academy only has the potential to remain the number one academy in the world if it merges with the Technology Merchants Association. However, it can only be said that there was a problem with the thinking of Shrek Academy's upper management, leading to a decline.

Chen Hong could understand Flander's situation. Flander had learned the "board of directors system" that the Technology Chamber of Commerce had taught Shrek Academy, and the Technology Chamber of Commerce itself was developing an even more powerful "board of directors system." It was normal for Flander, who believed he had mastered the "dragon-slaying technique," to have the idea of ​​starting his own business. Furthermore, because the Technology Chamber of Commerce was so large, Shrek Academy's "board of directors system" simply wouldn't work if it didn't break away from the Technology Chamber of Commerce.

According to widely circulated rumors, Shrek Academy has now been acquired by the Technology Chamber of Commerce, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon School, and the White Tiger School (one of the Lower Four Schools). Even the Clear Sky School, which had been secluded for a long time, has come out to support Shrek Academy since Tang Hao appeared in Wuhun City.

Other sects: Didn't you close your mountain? Is your platform still useful?

Haotian Sect: What's it to you? Young man, I advise you to think twice before you act!

Shrek Academy clearly has greater potential for development.

However, Chen Hong was actually more concerned about Yu Xiaogang, the master of Shrek Academy.

That level 29 master, whom Chen Hong had not seen since breaking through to level 30.

(End of this chapter)